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Protecting children from tobacco

A new report suggests many are short-changing tobacco prevention programs. John Schachter with Tobacco Free Kids and Tyler Boyle, an anti-tobacco youth advocate, talk about what states are doing to protect children from tobacco.

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Updated: 9:54 AM EST Dec 8, 2015

Protecting children from tobacco

A new report suggests many are short-changing tobacco prevention programs. John Schachter with Tobacco Free Kids and Tyler Boyle, an anti-tobacco youth advocate, talk about what states are doing to protect children from tobacco.

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WEBVTT >>.>>> WELCOME BACK.WHAT STRAITS DOING TO PROTECTCHILDREN FROM TOBACCO USE.MANY ARE SHORTCHANGING TOBACCOPREVENTION PROGRAMS.HERE NOW TO EXPLAIN IS JOHN ANDACTUALER WITH THE TOBACCO-FREEKIDS AND ANTI-TOBACCO YOUTHADVOCATES.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEYFINDINGS FROM THE TOBACCOSETTLEMENT REPORT AND WHEREDOES FLORIDA RANK.>> THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN TORETOBACCO FREE KIDS AND WHAT THEYARE DOING TO FIGHT TOBACCO USE.AND COMPARES ALL THE MONEY THATPOLICE BRING IN FROM THETOBACCO SETTLEMENT AND TOBACCOTAXES.ABOUT $25 BILLION.AND THEY ARE ONLY SPENDING LESSTHAN% OF THAT, $468 MILLION TOFIGHT TOBACCO USE.MOST STATES GET A FAILING GRADMOST STATES GET A FAILINGGRADE.FLORIDA IS AMONG THE HIGHERRANKS.IT IS RANKED 15th, BUT IT ISSTILL ONLY SPENDING ABOUT 35%OF WHAT THE CENTER OF DISEASECONTROL RECOMMEND IT SPENDS.WHILE THE STATE DOES SPEND 67.5MILLION FOR TOBACCO PREVENTION,IT STILL IS WHARFED BY THETOBACCO INDUSTRY THAT SPENDSOVER $585 MILLION IN FLORIDA.SO THAT HAS BEEN A 9-TO-1 RATIOAND LOSING LIKE THAT TO THETOBACCO INDUSTRY AND THEMARKETING DOLLARMARKETING DOLLARS IS GOING TOMAKE THE FIGHT AGAINST YOUTHAND ADULT SMOKING HARDER TOWIN.>> Anchor: SO THE STATES ARESPENDING LESS THAN 2% OF WHATTHE STATES ARE GIVEN.WHERE IS THE REST OF THE MONEYGOING.>> MOST OF THE MONEY NOWADAYSGO INTO THE GENERAL BUDGET FUNDAND MANY OF THE OTHER PROGRAMSOBVIOUSLY WORTHWHILE, IN OURVIEW THEY CAN DEVOTE A LITTLE,WHO A HIGHER PERCENTAGE, NOT ATON TO TOBACCO CESSATION ANDHELP SAVE LIVES AND DOLLARS.IN FLORIDA, $8.5 BILLION ARESPENT ON HEALTH CARE COSTSEVERY YEAR TO FIGHT TOBACCEVERY YEAR TO FIGHTTOBACCO-RELATE DISEASES.INVEST AGAINST THAT WILL SAVEMONEY.>> Anchor: MANY TEENAGERS ARETURNING TO E-CIGARETTES RATHERTHAN USING TOBACCO.HAVE YOU EVEN A NUMBER OFTEENAGERS USING E-CIGARETTES.>> I DEFINITELY SEEN A LOTPEOPLE MY AGE USINGE-CIGARETTES AND THAT IS WHATTHE BIG TOBACCO CORPORATIONSARE TRYING TO GET TEENAGERS ANDYOUTH MY AGE TO DO WITH THEFLAVORS, THE SEX APPEAL, THE --THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT THEYARE USING TO -- TO MARKET THESEPRODUCTS.AND YOU ASKED IF IT WAS -- IFIT WAS A SAFER ALTERNATIVE ANDWE REALLY DON'T KNOW.THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOTREGULATED BY THE FDA.THEY HAVEN'T BEEN PROVEN TO BESUCCESSFUL SES SIGNIFICANCES --CESSATION AID.A LOT UP IN THE AIR ABOUT THEE-CIGARETTES AND ABOUTEST TO BECAUTIOUS WHEN USING THESE.>> Anchor: THANK YOU FOR THE

Protecting children from tobacco

A new report suggests many are short-changing tobacco prevention programs. John Schachter with Tobacco Free Kids and Tyler Boyle, an anti-tobacco youth advocate, talk about what states are doing to protect children from tobacco.